httpGetMethod()
The function returns the HTTP method of the last HTTP message.
Synopsis
string httpGetMethod(int idx);
Parameter
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| idx | The client index (internal number of the client). |
Return value
The function returns the HTTP method - see description.
Error
Errors can be queried with getLastError(). Errors can be:
-
Too few arguments
-
No httpServer() is installed
Description
The function returns the HTTP method of the last HTTP message. Call the function in the callBack function.
Example
#uses "CtrlHTTP"
main()
{
httpServer(false, 8080, 0); //Installs and activates an HTTP server
httpConnect("example", "/firstExample"); /* Registers the CTRL function "example"
as a Web resource */
httpSetMethodHandler("DELETE", "deleteCB"); //Example of httpSetMethodHandler
/* In this example, this is the local client and it sends the HTTP DELETE message
*/
string result;
netDelete("http://localhost:8080/firstExample", result);
if ( result == "done" )
DebugN("resource was deleted");
}
string deleteCB(string clientIP, string url, int idx)
{
DebugN("client " + clientIP + " has requested to delete " + url);
string s = httpGetMethod(idx); /* Returns the last HTTP method that was called: In this case the method "DELETE" is returned. */
DebugN("The last method:", s);
return "done";
}
string example() //creates an HTML page
{ /* The example returns an HTML page: */
return "<html><head><title>First example</title></head>"
"<body>This is my first example</body></html>";
}Assignment
CTRL PlugIn
Availability
CTRL, UI
